I Inherited A 1958 GMC Bus!
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- A lot of people have been asking about this bus so I thought I would do a video on it. It is a 1958 GMC that has been sitting for I don't know how many years. I've never been to interested in things like this bus but it has opened my eyes to how cool these things can be. I hope you enjoy this vid as much or more than I enjoyed making it. Thanks
Just came across your posting! I can furnish a little FYI on the bus from my memory bank! First, it is a PD-4104. The engine is a 6-71 and turns CCW. You'll need to know this if you ever have to replace the starter, for example. It was manufactured with 12 volt positive ground, but may well have been converted to negative ground, which is pretty easy, and cheap if you have a generator, not so cheap if you have an alternator. There is a battery cut off switch in the baggage compartment, just to the forward side of the battery compartment. To engage reverse, shift into first gear, push and hold the REV button, and shift into second. This should put you into reverse. The reverse solenoid on the transmission is very similar to a starter solenoid. If the engine is running, the air compressor will be turning. If you get no air then, check the air governor on the compressor. This is what tells the compressor when to pump or not. Compressor is on your right, mounted to the engine, about 4' up from ground level.
Those things are tits. Sucks to work on em. Mechanical makes things easier and a lot more common sense. Not to mention dependability.
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Just hop on the Bus Gus!
Dude you should keep it , turn it into a cars and camera touring bus and get some decals made promotional bus use to sell merch at events , let’s face it could also pull a huge trailer with all your toys in , would be pretty sweet , just my thoughts 💭
No these old GM's barely have enough power to get out of their own way let alone act as a hauler.
@@davefroman4700 , then what is the point of the ball hitch on the back of the bus?
@@paxhumana2015 Trust me it was not there from the factory. And its only a class 3 hitch. You can flat tow a small car but its not going to haul no huge trailer with it. And even towing a small car this bus will be lucky to not be doing 35mph climbing even modest hills. While the old 2 stroke diesels were dependable as hell they are not all that powerful.
@@davefroman4700 You're right, right now it should only be towing a car on all four wheels, even if the hitch is strong, but while they don't make a lot of power they do make a good bit of torque. With keeping the conversion itself light, a small turbo (or big one with turbo pistons), some bigger injectors, a bigger radiator, and a hitch that reaches all the way under the cradle to the torque rod mounts (so it can actually handle some tongue weight) and it could probably pull 5k or more on a trailer. Still gonna be in low gear on hills, but so are the semis, and a sprayer on the radiator wouldn't hurt either.
@@macelius Propane injection never hurts either. But even after all of that you are still looking at around 375hp and shy of 700ft lbs
I cannot put into words how beautiful that bus is. Screw van-life...vintage bus-life would be so amazing. The things I’d do to be able to road trip that around the country.
only downside is you'd need a commercial driver's license which isn't that easy or cheap to get.
@@jaratt85 that depends, you could probably register it as a personal recreation vehicle.
It's an rv see busgreasemonkey on youtube
My old man has one, it's okay, but they're a pain to drive in or too near town. Or over a mountain pass. Engine's a hassle to work on, and there's a house worth of wiring snaking all over the bus. He keeps all the windows covered in heat reflective foam insulation shutters just to keep from losing all his heat, and that's after he took most of them out and welded over them.
Plenty of room, though. I want him to add a roof porch but he's pretty resistant.
It’s a camper coach no cdl needed
You got lucky the rack wasn’t stuck it’s all ways a good idea to pull the valve cover on those Detroit’s after they sit
How many things get destroyed by people not knowing their limits. That was a runaway from the start. Glad things worked out. Scarey.
My thoughts exactly
Keyboard mechanics are nauseating.
@@pissoff234 I’m just trying to help some one out you obviously don’t know a single thing about a 2 stroke Detroit
@@brettdearing2898
Why don't you go back to watching a couple more vids on grease monkey garage channel so you can learn a couple more words and sound like you know what your talking about.
Isaac you are SOOOO LUCKY the engine didn't runaway ! These Detroits have a habit of the injectors being stuck for sitting so long. Once they're stuck open it revs to the moon until it dies or you suffocate the engine in time.
Exactly what I thought.
That would have made a dramatic video. The bus runs smooth, though. I'm impressed because I know nothing about diesels.
@@danielventura8073 those old 2 stroke detroits, or "screaming jimmies" as they were called back in the day, were incredible engines. super easy to maintain, and very reliable. the aforementioned sticking injector was about the only real issue they ever had as long as they were maintained. ive rebuilt several over the years, and theyre a joy to work on.
I've also heard of them running on their engine oil when they run away and burn all of the fuel.
I’ve heard old truckers talk about having to take a phone book and damn near lose it through the intake trying to suffocate one of those
All you restoration guys are amazing! I admire that you guys find old pieces of junk and fix em up by hard work and using your brains, I really do love it! And so many guys around the country who use their hands and don't mind getting them dirty! Like my brother, buying old crappy houses for a song, and fixing em up to be beauties, really admire that. I SALUTE YOU!
Call the Bus Grease Monkey, he's in Tennessee and makes house calls. Plus it would be an awesome UA-cam collab. You need to get the bus cleaned up and use it as your personal pad at John's house.
I was thinking that too.
Was thinking Babe the Big Blue Ox ! 😂. Paul Bunyan style !! Just DEFINITELY clean it up and live in there, REALLY RATHER SWEET !!!
Ya know what's an interesting coincidence? Uncle Tony's Garage, Redbeards Garage, and Vasily Builds are also in Tennessee.
My thought EXACTLY!!
@@donellmuniz590 , Dylan McCool is just south of Tennessee, but he also ventures into Tennessee for project builds, either that, or he is also in Tennessee but somehow has an Alabama snail mail address.
You have muscle car, Corvette and truck collectors but then you have the coolest one'of all, the bus collectors.🇺🇸👍
That thing is dirty, but has TONS of potential! That could be absolutely beautiful.
I absolutely love this bus I hope you keep it but if you don't somebody's going to be really happy with it having fun road trips and making some exceptionally great memories 👍👍👍
This thing ABSOLUTELY needs it’s own series on the channel! It’s so awesome and I’m super jealous of it! Can’t wait for more!
Says to field mouse "I'll deal with you later."
Proceeds to slam mouse between the door and cabinet. Lol
"Ill deal with you later as i slam
your head in the door" PS love the bus
I thought the same.
yea half if its body got slamed between the door jam
The Blue Bus is calling us. The Blue Bus is calling us. Driver Where You Takin Us? (The Doors lyrics to The End) Hopefully This Is Not the End! Kidding. What a great bus! Complete with a little friend in the bedroom closet! Ha! Enjoyable video. Take her out for a good spin. Thanks for sharing.
The interior is surprisingly in great shape
Boy does this thing bring back memories. Giving up my age a bit but I drove an GMC-04 back in the late 70's.
What a great old rig that is! Those Detroit straight 6's just ran and ran. I think it may be a 6-71. Quite the power steering
whine you got there! But I'd take that over the no power steering one that I drove! I had forearms like Popeye! LOL!
If it has a spare tire, the front bumper folds down and it's there.
Hearing you yell "Not fine!" At a dead wasp was pretty entertaining
Yep, he's a real man!
You would say the same thing if you ever had to deal with them. I can tell you they will chase you I found out the hard way.
That Bus is in really good shape for a 1958 model!
My dad bought one just like that back in the early 80's. It even had the same supercharged 6V71 Detroit Diesel with an automatic Allison transmission. It was a 40' city bus that he also converted into a motor home. You should keep it and refurbish it as a Cars and Cameras project and use it when you travel around. It has enough power to pull a nice big utility trailer to put the bikes and tools in.
I'm sure someone said it already but get in touch with bus grease monkey guy seems like a nice guy I'm sure he would help
I old truck driver and love Detroit’s, if not a day late watching this I would offer to by
now go to Bus Grease Monkey he will do a service on yer detroit :)) thats his youtube channel btw
That was my first thought,sweet old bus really.
Sell a few cars and fix up the bus.
@@mjc8248 ikr he should fix it up and go on meetings with that bus and scott from bus grease monkey is happy to help you getting it a service he is a great guy
He might know someone interested in buying it too if Ike was serious when he asked if anyone wanted to buy a bus
Love the 1960’s furniture!
Those 4 gauges on the front dash are leveling valves for your air suspension , you have a air bag on all 4 corners of the bus and you can adjust how much air pressure you put in each air bag , to raise and lower the suspension by turning each one of those black knobs right below each gauge on the dash , you either have to push in and turn at the same time or you pull out on the black knob and turn at the same time i can't remember i hope that helps.
That has to be the perfect floor plan for a bus ever. Nice! Thanks for sharing
Forget the Nova. THIS is your road trip vehicle.
I'm in love with this thing. Everything about it, especially the supercharged Detroit
I was waiting on that mouse to jump towards the camera!
That is one big project for someone. Shocked it was able to start. It is a perfect market for someone to make a tiny home. They are very popular now.
A thumbs down?! Someone has poor taste.
Keep the videos coming Ike
it was the vasp..
@@spassser Don't forget the mouse lol
Probably for the wack ass music selection XD
I always assume they are thumbs up that mis-clicked.
if its not moldy, i'd rock the shag ceiling for a while. what a classic rig!!!! you could pull some tail with that retro swagger.
The shit you own is amazing. I love it.
My great uncle made a good living back in the day converting 4104s to motor coaches, Sweet bus
That's a good looking old bus,hope you keep it and good luck from England.
Classic Gorgeous Van! Thanks for the walk through!
That was actually a really nice bus conversion at one point. Probably done in the 70's or 80's. That mouse was actually pretty cute. He looked big and healthy.
The fridge and tv are from the early 2, 000z
Fridge probably works.
That Detroit 6-71 has been loved on before. It has a new style valve cover.
Keep the bus, get it fixed up, use it as the Cars and Cameras tour hauler. Travel across the country in the coach and enjoy the trip along the way. Plus, more content for both channels.
Thank you for the tour, very interesting. “I’ll be bark!” 👍🤗
That thing needs to be taken to the property where you have the cars and camera Grand Prix and be setup as a place for your visitors of the show to stay 💯🔥
Wow...like a symphony...music to my ears
Job number one: fit a reversing camera system 👌
Looks awesome, great to hear it roar into life and get rolling
Cool bus. A little scrubbing and fumigation would turn it into a nice cozy home. Has a boat cabin feel in the bedroom/ bathroom area. Someone spent some serious money on the conversion way back when. You should have no trouble selling it.
That was one healthy looking mouse!
music in the beginning makes me feel like im about to watch a civil war documentary. And i would take this bus over cleetus new tow rig anyday, great vid ike!
Cool bus, make a great travel trailer. Loved and enjoyed you driving the bus, it looked like fun.
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“Alright I’ll deal with you later”
I think you just dealt with him by slamming that door 😂
And it was later 😂
I love this beautiful bus...Isaac you are a lucky man...
You need to make the back half of that a space for mini bikes and go-karts. Car's and Camera's over the road rig!
You have to destroy the body and structure to do that.... not a good idea, not to mention it would really drive down the value of it.
That's not nessesary the luggage stowege below the inside floor would hold quite a bit. and a because it has a ball hitch a small utility behind it would work good. there's no need to tear up the inside of it.
Wow. Just WOW....You are so LUCKY that old Detroit didnt have stuck injectors. And TOOK OFF on you. LoL..When those old Detroits set You have to pull the valve covers and check the racks to make sure there not stuck wide open..That is a Sweet old bus. I just hope there will be a clutch left in it when your done moving it...LOL...
That thing is COOL! You really should get it fixed up and use it!
That is... one awesome bus. Minus the wasps and the mouse nests. But other then that... she could be a nice restoration 👍🏻
Dude I did not expect that bus to be that huge on the inside. I thought the kitchen was the back of it but then boom a bathroom and bedroom
It’s like the tardis from Dr Who haha
Someone will LOVE that old Greyhound.
Okay we need a video on that sweet guitar collection now
It’s johns. He played a bit in a livestream a while ago
@@garageofscrap link?
Garage of Scrap oh thanks for info I’m surprised as shit about that
Such a sweet sound Detroit. Perfect pitch and cold start loupe
Next up the cars and cameras cross country tour !!!!
Out of all the vehicles you should keep this is the one this would be so cool to see you guys road trip it and take it busco
That wasp said “I’m not your buddy, guy!”
That is really a pretty nice bus. Evict the current residents and clean it up a little and it should sell for decent money.
Nice 4104!! Needs some updating but a good start..the 4 gauges and valves on the dash are for leveling the bus
That thing is a piece of art
Before even watching this video I am hitting the like button.
I tried, but it started so I just continued watching 😃
Just call it the Ike button, lol. "I LIKE IKE". For those under 40, that was on Dwight D. Eisenhower's campaign buttons.
-I like that big long bus. Seems to run very good,Just needs cleaning up,a good tune-up and you are ready to rock & roll. Also you will not have a problem selling it after you are done cleaning & going over the engine. I would love to have it but just can not afford it. Please let us know when you Do sell it. Darn,I really love that long bus and would have many uses for it,,mainly camping. Anyone would have no problem camping for a month in any area. Plus the bus is steel and not aluminum like the RV's.
Man that bus is literally a Hippies rolling house on wheels! I love the layout as well! just needs some wood paneling instead of 400 cabinets!
Poor little mouse was like
"I surrender please dont hurt me..."
Freaked me out
@Jack Hoffman: I hope not & I'm disappointed, there was no need for that🤬
that wasn't a mouse that was a rat!!! too B_I_G!!!
Sweet old bus, the inside gave me the heebie jeebies. The mouse was the least terrifying thing that could’ve shown up.
I remember seeing this on Marketplace a few years ago. Your friend must have had it for sale before he passed. I absolutely love it and with a little updating it would be a really fun road tripper.
I like how you open everything up like something's going to jump out at you. Like a haunted house. LoL.
she is to lovely to sell, you and john can travel to events in it.
That door slam in attempt to get the mouse was hilarious! 😂😂😂
Cars and Cameras Tour Bus, gotta compete with Cleetus McFarland's new rig! 😎😂
If you're in a position to fully self fund yourself in retirement then these hubbies are fantastic, well done on the bus.
You need the bus Grease Monkey to come fix that thing he's an expert in those
hell yes he is Isaac needs to get hold of him about it 👍😃
Yup agreed
The 6v71,671,8v71 are the easiest Diesel engines to work on not a lot knowhow needed.
That's a nice camper bus .👍🇨🇦
I would trace the history of that bus. Somebody with a lot of money had that built originally...no telling who that might be but it could increase the value of it quite a bit.
Personally, I'd keep it.
I really like how that buss is set up on the inside very beautiful
I've never seen a RV layout that used the kitchen as a wall to the bathroom and bedroom. Who ever built it in the seventies wanted to entertain whoever they meet on the road.
Whoa!! Riskin it for the biscuit not checking to see it the rack was stuck or not. Especially since it sat so long.
Man, wish I had the money for that bus!!
The bus is beautiful. Hope you have lots, and lots and lots of money.
Can't wait to see u pack this thing with mini bikes and hit the road or whatever u can fit in it lol
Nothing like the sound of a Detroit 671 , that thing runs good .
No air no brakes also loved the music
Surprised: I thought that the brakes would be fail safe, i.e. no air means that the brakes are locked on
Perfect for the Cars and Cameras cross country tour!
Mini mayhem tour bus? Those are work horses. You got a good year!
The future Cars and Cameras Power Tour Bus Lives! I can see you and John cruising down the highway now!
You need to drive it out to this years mini bike Gambler
Not bad for a 63 year old lady . I hope you can fix it up. I know that it is a big job but she has the potential to shine !
this 75 yr old lady would love it to see America before I hit the big bus in the sky, I would have it roaring on the highway
I'm kind of surprised you're not keeping the bus
Dude that bus is an absolute unit - get that bad boy cleaned out, maybe some basic renovations, sell it for a ton of money, cuz those are big big money in the right circles
Probably gonna find auntie Edna’s steely Dan from the sixties
It'll probably be rusty by now.
Lol good one bud 😄
Haha definitely 😂
Ah, fellow KISS fan. I've been one since '76!
@@thedarkhero5488 They're stainless steel. Hopefully good quality stainless, with high nickel content. That doesn't rust or stick to a magnet. But cheap stainless does!
Nobody under 50 knows what that is, besides a band.
I love the sound of this 1958 GMC bus 😍❤️
you gotta be real careful crankin up an old detroit like that, they like to run away because the fuel rails like to stick wide open
LMAO - "...it WON'T be fine!..." - to the wasp... I was dying... ;)
Carb cleaner kills wasps instantly. They'll drop right out of the air. Used it many times. Inside the bus, just set off a bug bomb.
Thats a beaut...theres a whole lot of engineering stuffed into that beast
As Jinx the Cat used to say; "I hate those meeces to pieces!"
WOW this is awesome! I did the artwork on the bus years ago, and have not seen the bus since the owners passed away. I was saddened buy that because Wade and Elouise were very nice folks. They lived about 10 miles from me in Newport. Glad someone got that will take care of it and use it.
Whats the story on the bus at the time you did the artwork?
@@isaacitllbefine7231 They were repainting the whole bus trying to get it ready for use, and wanted some murals on it. They left it up to me to do just that. They had a friend of theirs Lyle Lewis help them paint the bus and he knew I airbrushed. There is a little secret on one of the panels (the deer scene) there is a bunny hiding in the grass. It is kind of my signature Easter egg if you will. I can send you my phone number if you like and we can talk about it in better detail. I am glad you are stoked about having the bus and not just going to scrap it. I was told they took that bus all over the US.
Hey @@overdrive39 do you remember about what year it was you did the murals? I'm trying to nail down when it was converted to a motorhome... thanks for your time, love to learn more.
Very cool old bus that with some love, elbow grease and a good bit of money could be very cool. Looks like good bones for someone to build their dream RV out of...
I think maybe Mr. Noshoulders wants you to check the transmission fluid
Power steering .
I could live in that running or not! :) Beautiful!
Man I want the bus.